Cafe Spots in Eastern Shinshu Area

  • Levian Table
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Ueda-shi Chuo 4-7-31
    A cafe adjoining the longstanding Levain Shinshu Ueda bakery on Yanagimachi Historic Street. Operating out of a remodeled 150 year old Japanese home, the cafe has a relaxing atmosphere and a space on the first floor in the back where customers can enjoy breads made with natural yeast. The cafe serves soups made with beans and seasonal ingredients, breads baked by Levain made with natural yeast and Nagano spring water. The cafe also offers a full array of open faced sandwich combos; coffee, black tea, juices, and other drinks; and other dishes made with bread. The cafe is a great place to relax.

    ドライブ旅行の帰路に、上田の歴史的な建物通りに有るお店へ。 富ヶ谷店と違い昼過ぎでもパンが豊富。 ごまチーズやクロワッサン、食パン食べ比べセットなど4店購入で1500円程とちょっと高めだがその価値ありの美味しさ 2階にはご主人が座っていた

  • Musee Le Vent
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    4.0
    14 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Nagakura 957-10
    An art museum located in Nagakura, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. The museum's collection primarily consists of works by Bunka Gakuin founder Isaku Nishimura. The museum's standing exhibition also contains pieces by artists educated at the Bunka Gakuin. In addition, the museum holds a variety of special exhibitions each year. The museum's cafe can be used even without purchasing a museum ticket, and here customers can enjoy lunch while taking in a view of the museum's large garden and Mt. Asama beyond.

    週末観光にて訪問。軽井沢は長倉エリアにある美術館です。 文化学院の創設者でもある西村伊作の作品を中心に展示しています。 カフェ利用であれば入館券は不要です。

  • CAFE&RESORT DILETTANT
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    3.0
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Oiwake 725-13
    A cafe situated along Prefectural Route 137 in Oiwake, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. For lunch, the cafe primarily serves omelet rice made with choice eggs as well as other one plate meals, highland vegetable salads, and a daily pasta special. The establishment also serves breakfast and a la carte dishes, plus a special menu of things for dogs. The cafe is adjoined by a rental villa.

    軽井沢から佐久方面に出る道すがらに店があって利用しましたが、全く予想もしていませんでしたが、とても美味しかったです。今度利用する事がもしあれば屋外でランチをしてみたい雰囲気があります。

  • Patisserie et cafe Petit Lapin
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    4.5
    5 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Oiwake 97-18
    A Western confectionary shop located in Oiwake, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. At any given time, the shop sells around 10 varieties of cakes made with seasonal Nagano fruits by the hands of a patissier who trained in France. The shop also has a cafe space inside.

    妻が中毒に近く、軽井沢に行くたびに寄ります。駐車場のキャパは2台だけでテーブル席が一つとカウンター数名分という規模ですが、空いていれば我が家の大型犬(50キロ)も店内OKで、超高級車で来たゴールデンレトリバーにも会いました。味オンチ夫婦の感想ですが、どれでも美味しいので遅めの時間に行って、選択肢の減ったケーキを試すのも逆に楽しみです。

  • Miss Annabella
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Minamihara 820-120
    A gallery and cafe located in Nagakura, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. Oil paintings and woodblock prints are exhibited in the gallery, which also sells Northern European knickknacks imported from countries such as Ireland and Norway. In the adjoining cafe, you can enjoy fire roasted coffee along with seasonal cakes. The cafe also serves combo meals with a focus on home-style Northern European cuisine.
  • Mampei Hotel Cafe Terrace
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    4.5
    101 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa 925
    This is a café terrace located within the long-established Mampei Hotel operating from 1894 in Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. It is famous for being used by John Lennon and his family. The sweets such as traditional apple pie, tarts and French toast are quite popular. The royal milk tea loved by John Lennon is also popular and guests can enjoy an elegant tea time while taking in the refreshing scenery of this retreat from the summer heat. Pets are permitted as long as they are on the wood deck which is open during specific seasons.

    平日の2時半ごろにお邪魔しました。30分ぐらい待ってソファ席に案内されました。テラスも良いですが、少し陽が入るので、テラスでなくても軽井沢の緑、風を楽しむことができます。ケーキとアイスティーを注文。見た目も味も間違えないです。時間が止まってほしいと思えるひとときです。

  • ELOISE's Cafe
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    3.0
    33 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa 1067-9 Harmony House
    A café and share house located in Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. Originally a hall built by an American woman named Eloise for young people seeking to become musicians, the building was designed by architect Junzo Yoshimura. Today, the facility has been renovated into a share house and first floor café. The most popular item on the café’s menu is the French toast, made with long tin bread prepared according to a recipe passed down by missionaries. The café’s take on the famous curry of the former Mikasa Hotel in Karuizawa is also popular. This spot has even been featured on television.

    他の方の口コミの通り最低最悪だと思います。 まず身なり、態度から改めた方がよろしいかと。 カフェに来るお客様はそこで素敵な時間を過ごしたいと思っていると思います。ロケーションが良いからと言って客をどんな風に扱っても良いとは思いません。まず店の人の態度が悪い、子どもの居場所代2000円とか。笑 高くても別にお金は払いますよ、ただあんな態度の人達が提供するものを食べたい飲みたいとも思いません。気分が悪...

  • Kyu-Karuizawa café Suzunone
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    4.0
    22 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Prefecture Kitasaku-gun Karuizawa Town old Karuizawa 972
    This cafe sitting opposite Muro Saisei Kinenkan Museum in Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture, is housed within the villa used by the granddaughter of former Prime Minister of Japan, Matsukata Masayoshi, and the writer, Yoko Mori. The building is a registered tangible cultural property of Japan. You can still find some furniture of the olden times here making for a nostalgic atmosphere, and in the summer time visitors can enjoy seating outside on the open terrace. In addition to the lunch menu of pasta and soup, their morning sets with plenty of vegetables, fruits, and sausages, etc. are also popular.

    大正時代くらいからの建物らしくコーヒーとケーキなどを食べました。別荘の雰囲気が出ていていい雰囲気です。妻はとても喜んでいました。庭にリスもいました。

  • Rolling Pin
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Nagakura 798
    Rolling Pin is a cafe restaurant which specializes in American pies. Seven different kinds of pie using seasonal fruits and ingredients are available at all times. Fresh fruits and cream is packed generously into a crispy pie sheet and baked. With a delicate sweetness, the shops most popular pies include the fresh blueberry pie and the banana cream pie. There is also a cafe where you can have a cup of tea and other snacks along with your delicious pie. Dogs are welcome both inside and on the terrace.
  • Harvest Nagai Farm (Tomi Restaurant)
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Toumishi Kanou 8406-2
    "A farm owned and operated cafe and shop standing along Prefectural Route 79 in Kano, Tomi City. The shop sells farm produce and dairy products from Nagai Farm, a local farm which engages in organic recycling agriculture. The cafe area serves ""Pure Milk Soft Serve Ice Cream"" and hot dogs made with wieners and bread from popular local shops. In the shop area, you can find beer from local breweries and a variety of products created in collaboration with Tomi City stores and farmers."

    永井農場直送の新鮮なミルクを使ったジェラートは甘すぎずおいしかったです。 その日に採れた牛乳や野菜を使っているので新鮮です。

  • The Sugar Spot Coffee
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    4.5
    6 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa 1323-1465
    A cafe located in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town. The cafe serves specialty coffees and other drinks, sweets, toast, hot sandwiches, and a daily meal special. The cafe also has a children's space, wood deck, and children's menu, ensuring that people of all ages can enjoy their time here.

    This is a great coffee shop for families! The owners are extremely kind and friendly, and they have a huge play area for kids with various types of toys. They have hammocks, a slackline, and even a...

  • Sabo Marugen
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    4.0
    3 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Uedashi Besshonsen 1718
    A cafe located in the Bessho Onsen hot spring district in Ueda City. The cafe operates out of a remodeled old Japanese home built in 1923. Particularly popular menu items include the homemade soy milk sweets and the amazake sweet sake.

    春ですが、肌寒い雨の日に訪れました。ストーブが暖かくて、飲み物も美味しくて、ホッとひと息つくことができました。柱時計の音が落ち着く喫茶店です。

  • Books and Cafe Nabo
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    4.5
    7 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Uedashi Chuou 2-14-31
    A cafe and antiquarian bookshop located in Chuo, Ueda City. The first brick and mortar location operated by Valuebooks, a company which stocks over 1.8 million secondhand books, one of the largest selections in the country, the cafe's book selection is changed every three months. The cafe serves coffee and breads and its breads are also available for takeout.

    とてものんびりできました。 パンとスープとコーヒーを注文しまして、ほんを読んで、ゆったりの時間が流れました。

  • Moribun
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Uedashi Chuou 4-7-31
    This cafe is on the Shinshu Ueda Hokkoku Kaido Yanagimachi in central Ueda City. In a converted Meiji period storehouse, they serve homemade cakes like tarte tatin, as well as dishes that include okowa rice pasta, ramen, and more.
  • Villa d'Est Cafe
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    4.5
    3 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Toumishi Kanou 6027 within the villadest garden farm and winery
    This cafe is located at the Villa D'est Garden Farm and Winery in Kano, Tomi City. They offer cuisine prepared with Nagano ingredients, as well as fresh herbs and vegetables they grow themselves. Lunch is from 11:30 and from 13:30 daily and follows an alternating menu. Their food goes great with wine made at their winery.

    昼食を済ませた後だったので、お茶をするために訪問しました。 ケーキのショーケースの中に、まんまるのショートケーキが目立っていたので注文。 せっかくワイナリーに来たので、お酒を楽しませてもらおうと思い、ジンジャーシードルのグラス500円を一緒にお願いしました。 ケーキには季節のフルーツと栗が中に入っていて、見た目も可愛らしくボリュームがありました。シードルも美味しかったです。 短い時間の滞在でしたが...

  • Nagakura Cafe
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Nagakura 3428-350
    This cafe is on Royal Prince Street in Nagakura Uenohara, Karuizawa Town. Their traditional French confectionery handmade by their patissier contains no additives or trans-fatty acids. Enjoy your order with herbal tea or coffee served in a Meissen porcelain cup.
  • Natural Cafeina
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    4.5
    49 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawahigashi 25
    A cafe located near the Shinonome intersection on Prefectural Route 133, in Karuizawahigashi, Karuizawa Town. The cafe serves set meals such as breakfasts which come with organic, Karuizawa-grown vegetable salads; and pasta and brown rice risotto lunches. The cafe also serves acai bowls throughout the day, in addition to cakes and other baked sweets, specialty coffees and other soft drinks, and alcohol.

    We were served by a very friendly guy. My pie was delicious and coffees came quickly. Staff helpful with our questions about the local area.

  • Cafe Hungry Spot
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Prefecture Karuizawa Town Hoshino
    This cafe is at the Sonmin Shokudo in Nagakura Hoshino, Karuizawa Town. They offer local beer, soft drinks, soft serve ice cream, and more. It's a great stop after a bath at the adjacent Hoshino Onsen Tonbo-no-Yu hot spring.
  • Cafe Le Petit Nid 3
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Hocchi 1398-457
    This stand-alone cafe is in Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. They serve items like carefully hand-dripped coffee, soft and fluffy egg sandwiches, and superb French toast they start to prepare the previous day (must reserve at least a day in advance). The wooden tones of its fashionable and cozy interior create a laid-back atmosphere, perfect for enjoying a meal and a cup of tea.
  • Maruyama Coffee Komoro Restaurant
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    4.5
    41 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nagano Komoro-shi Hirahara 1152-1
    "This specialty coffee shop was established in 1991 is located in Komoro City, Nagano Prefecture. The founder sells select coffee beans from around the world. In addition, it is famous as the only Maruyama Coffee branch with an adjoining ""roasting factory."" The store interior is spacious, and is a place where you can relax while enjoying the taste of coffee. Coffee-lovers come here from all over Japan."

    高峰温泉に2泊した中日のおやつの時間にやってきました。軽井沢の店と違ってこちらはほどよく客が居てとてもリラックスできます。趣のある焙煎所併設の店舗で家具の配置も素晴らしい。家内と近くにあったら毎日来たいねと話していました。

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